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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2006


HBO Poll: Which Sales Tax Hike Is Best?

I just finished an editorial for Monday about the three proposals floating around out there to hike the sales tax. I don't think state and local voters will support all three. So, tell me which you one/ones you would support -- and why:1. An increase…

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Inside Huckleberries -- 7/7/06

5:15 p.m., Finished my first Huckleberries columnet for the Monday Handle edition, 6.8 inches about my brief meeting with popular former school superintendent Dave Rawls. And the note below about that Deanna Goodlander re-election sign posted at 7th & Harrison. It'll be interesting to see…

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Dante Martins de Oliveira, 54, RIP

Dante Martins de Oliveira is seen in Mato Grosso, Brazil, in this undated file photo released by SECOM. Oliveira a lawmaker who was instrumental in ending Brazil's military dictatorship died Thursday of complications from diabetes, his office said. He was 54/ AP Photo/SECOM.DFO: This man…

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Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen, Er, Sixty

President Bush blows out the candles on his birthday cake after his dinner at at the Chicago Firehouse Thursday in Chicago. Bush turned sixty Thursday/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Photo.DFO: Here's a chance for Unbearable Bob, Green Libertarian, Thom George, and other Dubya admirers to express…

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Press Edit: Improve Fourth of July Parade

"Next year, let's try to strut our independence at a higher level. Tens of thousands of people gather every year along Sherman Avenue for the much-anticipated Fourth of July parade, and in its own endearing way, it's a fantastic tradition. Further, it's free, so complainers…

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Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.